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100
Gravitation constant G has these derived units.
What is (N x m^2) / (kg ^2)
100
This is the approximate value of g at an altitude above Earth equal to one Earth diameter.
What is 1.1 m/s^2?
100
In the formula e=mc^2, what does c represent?
the speed of light
100
What was the butler's name on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
Who is Geoffrey?
100
This scientist said that the Sun revolved around the Earth, but all other planets revolve around the Sun.
Who is Tycho Brahe?
200
Compare aphelion and perihelion in terms of (1) where a planet has a higher velocity, and (2) where we in the Northern hemisphere experience summer.
Aphelion- lower velocity, summer Perihelion- higher velocity, winter
200
Venus has a mass of about 0.0558 times the mass of Earth and a diameter of about 0.381 times Earth's diameter. The acceleration of a body falling near the surface of Venus is about:
What is 3.8 m/s^2?
200
If you were to make a path through the Earth and use only gravity to propel you, how long would it take to get to the other side?
What is 42 minutes?
200
On Friends, what was the name of Ross's monkey?
Who is Marcel?
200
Brahe, Galileo, and Bruno were all part of THIS revolution.
Copernican
300
This is the force that gives an orbiting body centripetal acceleration (hint: it is NOT centripetal force).
What is gravity?
300
The mass of a planet is 1/100 that of Earth and its radius is 1/4 that of Earth. If a person weighs 600N on Earth, what would he weigh on this planet?
What is 96N?
300
Weightlessness means an absence of _____ forces.
contact
300
Name the two main characters of a 90s MTV Cartoon who commented on music videos.
Beavis and Butthead
300
He's not a scientist...but he's delightful, has freckles, and hosts "Into the Wormhole."
Who is Morgan Freeman?
400
Express the ratio of g/G in terms of M and R.
What is M/R^2
400
A woman who normally weighs 400N stands on top of a very tall ladder so she is one earth radius above the earth's surface. How much would she weigh there?
What is 100N?
400
This is the escape velocity on the Earth in mi/h OR mi/s.
What is 7mi/s or 25,000mi/hr?
400
Identify that sound clip!!
What is the X-files?
400
When he got into Cambridge, the university temporarily closed as a precaution against the Great Plague. He stayed home and invented Calculus.
Who is Isaac Newton?
500
Aside from G, the acceleration of a planet in orbit around the Sun is proportional to:
What is the mass of the Sun?
500
If Earth's mass decreased to one-half its original mass, while its radius decreased to one-fourth its original radius, how would your weight change? (By a factor of...)
What is 8x?
500
The observatory LIGO has made a laser interferometer experiment in an attempt to detect ____________.
What are gravity waves?
500
Name all 6 FRIENDS characters, first names only!
Who are Chandler Bing, Joey Tribiani, Ross Gellar, Monica Gellar, Pheobe Buffay, Rachel Green?
500
What is Kepler's first name, spelled correctly?
JOHANNES
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